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Serco has lost it controversial contract to run Mount Eden prison. Audio

Serco has lost it controversial contract to run Mount Eden prison. Another prompt for the chief inspector to investigate Mt Eden was the death of Nick Evans in May this year shortly after he was… Read more Audio

In his first appearance at Question Time in the month since his infamous "you support the rapists" jibe at Labour, the prime minister, John Key, stands by all his previous statements including that… Read more Audio

Negotiations over the Phoenix A-league licence are being blamed for forcing Saturday's football match against the Melbourne Victory to go ahead on a sub standard pitch. Audio

The Auckland Council's new urban development agency plans to create a new waterfront at Onehunga, and transform the Manukau City Centre. Audio

The Education Review Office says half of the schools it looked at in the first six months of last year were failing to raise student achievement. Audio

Beijing has issued its first ever "red alert" for pollution, with authorities in the Chinese capital ordering half the citys cars of the road and advising schools to shut. Audio

To the Paris climate change talks, where New Zealand's ambassador, Jo Tyndall, says a small group of countries appear unwilling to budge on their positions. Audio

An inquiry into the the Official Information Act has found some ministerial officials have tried to limit the scope of what's released. Audio

The Defence Force will spend 59 million dollars on new rifles. Audio

A witness at the trial of a Taranaki farmer accused of murdering his son has told a jury he confessed. Audio

The latest on a Brisbane 23 year old, back with his family after fighting alongside Kurdish forces against Islamic State. Audio